“Amanda, its Kim, listen I’m not leaving your side, we’re all gonna stay here untill you get better”
“Amanda I said a pray for you, even though I know your going to make it” Howie said kissing her hand
“hey Amanda, listen we’re not leaving, we promise we’ll stay here all night if we have to” Brian said. All of them looked at Amanda, it was like looking a a corpse. Her body motionless, her face all cut up and as pale as ever. She started to twitch as her eyes started to open
“Amanda?”Nick asked. Amanda struggled to open her eyes, she looked around at first just seeing shapes then concentrating, she made out eh firgures to be all her friends
“whats going on?”she whispered softly
“sweetie, it’s alright, its going to be ok” Nick said kissing her
“Kim?”
“hey hun, I’m right here” kim said giving her a hug “you alright sweetie? you know you really gave me a scare back there”
“I’m..I’m..going to be ok, right?” Amanda asked. Everyone turned there head. tears started coming down Amanda’s face “Nick, tell me I’m going to be alright” she said holding his hand tighter. tears started coming down his face, “nick, tell me I....I’m going to be alright” he coughed
“um of course you are sweetie, your going to be fine” he said kissing her forehead “just...fine”
“Mr. Carter, how is she doing?” Dr. Lewis asked walking to the room. Dr. Lewis was a short man
“shes doing good, right sweetie?” Nick asked Amanda
“yeah, I hope so” Amanda said “can you please tell me whats going on Dr?”
“well I need to ask you a few questions first, is that ok?”
“sure”
“listen, we’re gonna go get something to eat, you two want anything?” Howie said asking Nick and Amanda
“no thanks”
“nope” Amanda said as everyone came up and hugged her then leaving her alone with Nick so she could talk to the doctor. When Kim went to hug her she started crying and didn’t want to let go
“come on baby, lets go get something to eat ok?” AJ said trying to get her off
“ Kim its ok, I promise, don’t worry”
“ok” Kim said finally getting off of Amanda and leaning onto AJ.
“so Amanda have you ever been in the hospital for something this serious?”
“well to tell you the truth I’m not even exactly sure why I am here”
“do you remember anything?” Dr. Lewis asked
“all I remember is hearing Nick on the phone, then me running out of the resturant crying, getting into the car and heading to a bar....” She started to cry as she thought of what she did “oh my god, please tell me I didn’t get drunk”
“Amanda, do you remember what happened at the bar?” Amanda cried more, as Nick went over to hold her hand
“come on sweetie, tell us what happened, anything you can remember”Nick said tring to help her through this. Amanda took a breath
“I had a lot to drink, which I never do, I never drink alchol, and I got into my car, and then Brian called, and a big light came at me and then I remember lying in the car with my blood all around me”
“Ok, that big light was a huge truck, you were driving with too much alchol in your body, you did have alochol poisning.” Dr. Lewis started as Amanda cried even harder. “Can I ask why you said you had never had alchol before?”
“well I’m only 19, and second of all my parents were killed by a drunk driver”
“your only 19 and the bar tender gave you drinks?”
“well, I guess..I don’t know he thought I was older”
“thats no excuse” Nick said “he never asked for any I.D.?”
“no” Amanda said wipping away the tears. “so tell me whats my condition now”. Dr. Lewis looked at Amanda charts
“ok, well” he started first looking at Amanda then loookin at Nick “ we think, as of right now, you have paralyzed your left leg, and your right arm is sprained”
“what? no my leg can’t be paralyzed, I am on a dance scholarship, I have to dance”
“Ms. Pirolo I’m sorry, you will have to go to physical therapy for a while, we are going to keep you here to check up on your breathing and your body, because of all the alchol in your body your body isn’t going ot be reacting to thngs properly” He said making is way to the door
“Thank you Dr. Lewis” Nick said shaking his hand
“I will come back to check up on you, a nurse will be in here shortly to do some tests on your breathing and on your leg” the doctor said shutting the door.
“Nick, I have to dance, I have to get better, I can’t believe I did this” Amanda said crying even harder
“it’s ok sweetie, your going to get better, and I’m going to help you”
“I can’t believe I drove drunk, the one thing I promised myself, I...” she said crying harder
“shh its ok..come on..we’re going to get you through this” He said as the rest of the group came in.
“so whats the story?” Kim asked sitting on Amanda’s bed
“lets see, I can’t dance for the rest of my life, they think my body won’t work properly for the next few days, my life is ruined forever, and I could see right through that doctor, he dosn’t think I’m going to get better”
“Amanda, you’re going to be fine”
“No I’m not, sorry guys can I please be left alone?” Amanda asked crying
“yeah sure” Brian said taking everyone’s arms and dragging them out. Nick went over to kiss Amanda, except she turned her face. Nick started to cry as he walked out with his arm around Kim who was crying even harder.
